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Syrian General Changes Sides, Envoy in Talks

Dec. 26, 2012 6:16 p.m. ET

Syrian rebels continued to fight government forces in Aleppo on Wednesday, as President Bashar al-Assad suffered another blow when his military police chief criticized army actions and announced he was joining anti-regime forces. Syria's deputy foreign minister travelled to Moscow to discuss peace proposals emerging from the international community, without signs of a quick resolution. Global powers with influence in the conflict remain divided on the key question of any political transition in Syria: what happens to President Assad during the transition away from his rule and afterward.